Delays, good news and an update

My third chemo treatment last month was delayed a week  because of a low white blood cell count. The count was back up after the third week. Went for my fourth treatment today after  two weeks and the same thing happened, so  we're waiting another week for the count to come back up. I asked my oncologist if  she was going to switch me to once every three weeks instead of every two weeks but she said she'll change the dosage on the 5FU when I  go in next week instead. She thinks that may take care of the problem. I hope so,  since I'd rather get them over with rather than stretch the treatment time. So far, other than  fatigue, which is hitting sooner and lasting longer, and a few bouts of constipation  which led to hemorrhoids,  I've been very fortunate in that I've had minimal side effects, and the few I've had are more anoyances than anything else, like the jaw seizing   for the first few bites of food after treatment, or getting a little dizzy when I  lie down or bend over abruptly or my voice suddenly  disappearing in the middle of a conversation (my husband is probably secretly pleased at that one ).  I'm still able to  get out and about once the fatigue fades and have joined a yoga class, which is wonderful and relaxing. And I have managed not only to hold my weight steady- remember, I weighed 79 pounds when I began treatment and some of you  were concerned about that, but I've actually gained a couple of pounds. But best of all, after investing in a padded toilet seat cushion and a bag of prunes to snack on , I got rid of the constipation and hemorrhoids!  Now the bleeding and the rectal pain are gone, bowel movements are  much more normal in all respects and the doctor thinks the tumor  had probably shrunk, too.  We'll know more after the next scan, but keeping my fingers crossed that she's right.